#3 in popularitySince 2006Schedule-based; limited intervention
Moms on Call
Laura Hunter & Jennifer Walker (pediatric nurses)
Hour-by-hour daily schedules from two pediatric nurses, built on an eat–play–sleep rhythm.
- Starts
- Birth
- Results in
- 6–8 weeks
- Crying
- Timed check-ins
- Evidence
- Weak
Overview
Pediatric nurses Laura Hunter and Jennifer Walker created Moms on Call, a series of books, courses and an app built around concrete daily schedules. Their guides give age-based timetables with set times for feeds, play and naps, adjusted for growth spurts. Babies follow an eat–play–sleep cycle, are swaddled until rolling, and sleep with white noise in a dark room. An optional dream feed helps stretch the night.
Parents put baby down awake and give them space to learn to self-soothe. The program claims long nights by 6 to 8 weeks, which hasn't been independently verified. Separate guides cover 6 to 15 months and toddlers.
How it works
- Age-based daily schedule with set feeding times (adjusted for growth spurts).
- Eat-play-sleep cycle.
- Swaddle until rolling, white noise, dark room.
- Optional dream feed.
- Put down awake and let baby learn to self-soothe.
Pros
- Very concrete timetables
- Nurse-authored
- Claims long nights by 6–8 weeks
Cons
- Rigid schedules may not suit cue-feeding or breastfeeding supply
- Some crying
- Early-sleep claims aren't independently verified
Evidence
Weak. Expert opinion; no published trials.
Details
- Popularity
- #3 of 39 · Very high (estimated)
- Since
- 2006 (20 years)
- When to start
- From hospital discharge (0–6 month guide); separate 6–15 month and toddler guides
- Day structure
- Clock-based schedule
- Format
- Books, online courses, app
- Good fit for
- Parents who want a ready-made timetable from day one and are comfortable with some crying.